Eastwick gets the axe at ABC

The well-cast and witty EASTWICK, a dramedy in the vein of CHARMED, only with slightly older stars, is doomed; ABC has decided not to extend its initial order of 13 episodes of the freshman show. While I’ll admit the role of Darrel Van Horne was filled by an actor rather unworthy of Jack Nicholson’s shoes, the three women in the cast had developed a sharp comic chemistry.

Rebecca Romijn was appealing, Lindsay Price was the most promising new talent, and Jamie Ray Newman was the most relatable character in the show, though a bit too trim to be believable as a mother of five. I mean, what kind of fat burner is she using?

Anyway, all three women should go on to bigger and better things soon, and perhaps Paul Gross will find a role that Jack Nicholson hasn’t made impossible to walk into.